Bottle holder



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Jan. 7, 1930. s. SMITH I no TTLE-HOLDER Filed July 18. 1927 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 N/T/VESSES vPatented Jan. 7, 1930 UNITED STATES SMITH SMITH, OF BOOTI-S CORNER, PENNSYLVANIA BOTTLE HoLDER Application led .July 18,

My invention relates Vto bottle holders, and more particularly to a'holder adapted to swingably 'support a large bottle, such as those in which drinking water is transported.

5 I am aware that a great variety of bottle holders and water coolers have heretofore been produced which are supported on stands or tables and thus are oftentimes in danger of being upset as well as occupying floor space 10 which may be advantageously employed otherwise.

An object of my invention is to provide a bottle holder which may be secured to a wall in such a manner that the bottle contained 15 therein may swing freely when engaged by an external moving body and thus eliminate the danger of breaking the bottle or upsetting a stand upon which it may be supported as well as saving the'floor space which is ordinarily occupied by a cooler of the conventional type.

Another object of my invention is to so design the bottle holder that it may be easily secured to a wall or other stationary surface and which has few parts of simple construction.

The invention consists ina bottle holder comprised of brackets adapted to be secured toa support and a column journaled in the brackets, together with a ring adapted to support the bottleY and a hoop hinged to the column and adapted to be brought into posit-ion to encircle the bottle in spaced relation to the ring, the column Vbeing arranged with a stop means for preventing` its downward movement relative to the bracket beyond a certain limit.

1n the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in sec-A tion, of an embodiment of my invention as same would appear when attached to a. wall and having a bottle supported therein.

Figure V2 is a bottom plan view of the device shown in Figure 1, the drip pail being omitted, Y

Figure 3 a section onV line 3 3 on Figure 1, the bottle being omitted,

Figure 4 a top plan view of the device shown in Figure 1, and Figure 5 an enlarged perspective view of 1927. serial ivo. 206,486.

a bracket bearing forming a part of my invention.

Referring now'more in detail to thevdrawings, the device is adapted'tobe secured to a wall by passing-screws or other fastening 5 means through holes 6. formed in bracket bearings 7 in `which. a column 8, preferably made of metal pipe, is rotatably mounted. A support 9 is preferably formed from a metal bar and bent to form a ring 10 while they two ends of the bar are brought into engagement with one another and secured in a clamp 11 which surrounds column 8 and rests upon the lower bracket bearing 7. A clamp 12' surrounds `the lower end of column 8 and preferably rests againsta capi?) threaded onto the lower end of the column. A pair of braces 14 havel one end of each secured in clamp 12 andtheir upper ends separated from one another and secured to the periphery of ring 10 in any suitable manner as by welding.

A 15,7hav-ing an annular flange 16, is

`supported in ring 10 and providedl with a spigot 17 through' which water may be drawn `'14;

froml jarA inthe-usual manner and a drip bucket 18 may be suspended from spigot 17 if so desired'. A bottle 19 is inverted in jar 15 so that its shoulders rest on a resilient gasket. -20 disposedf around the opening of jar 15 adjacent flange 16, as plainly shown in Figure 1. A hoop 21 is preferably formed from a flat bar so that the ends of same may be brought-into engagement with one another and bejournalled on, a boltV 22 forming a part of a clamp 23 which encircles the upy perend of column 8 and is disposed betweenupper bracket bearing 7 and a cap 24 thread-- ed onto the upper-end of the column. Gap 24 is Jfully capable of carrying the load to e0 which the bottle holder may be subjected but, 1 if so desired, this load may be carried by a bolt or rivet 25 passing through clamp 23? and the upper endof` columnr 8, as shown in Figure 1. 95 Av bottle may be rdeposited in jar .15 by swinging hoop 21 upwardly, as shownin. dotand-dash linesin Figure 1, and, after the `bottle is in place, swinging the hoop downwardly so that it engages the upper end of the bottle and prevents same from tilting. Column 8 Vpreferably fits neatly in bracket bearings 7 s0 that it may readily swing therein without any undue lost motion. With a Y bottle mounted in one of my improved bottle holders, it will swing readily if engaged by an external moving body and thus tend to prevent the breaking of the bottle as well as eliminating all danger of upsetting a bottle,

o such as would be contained'in the ordinary support or water cooler.

While I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention supporting a water bottle, it will be readily understood that it may be adapted to support a cooler containing a bottle of this type and that it may be adapted to other uses aswell as certain modiications made in its structure without departing from the spirit of the invention, and

20) hence I do not limit myself to the precise construction set forth, but consider that I am at liberty to make such changes and alterationsY as fairly come within the scope of the appended claims.

25Kj I Claim 1 l. A bottle holder including brackets adapted to be secured to a support, a column journalled in the brackets, a support secured to the column and having a ring adapted to sup- 30, port a bottle, braces secured to the column and to the ring, a hoop hinged to the column and Vadapted to encircle a bottle, and means for holding the column against downward movement relative to the brackets.

i 2. A bottle holder including upper and lower brackets adapted to be secured to a support, a pipe journalled in the brackets, pipe caps on the ends of the pipe, a bottle support secured to the pipe and resting on the lower 40,- bracket, a ring formed on thev bottle support, a clamp secured to the pipe and abutting the lower cap, a brace secured to the clamp and to the ring, an upper clamp secured to the pipe and abutting the upper ,l-M bearing and upper cap, and a hoop hinged to the upper clamp and adapted to encircle a bottle.

3. A bottle holder including brackets adapted to be secured'to a support, a column jourm; nalled in the brackets, a support secured to the column and having a ring, an openmouthed jar carried by the ring and adapted to receive theneck of a bottle, a resilient gasket around the mouth of the jar for engaging ya bottle, braces secured to the column and to the ring, a hoop hinged t0 the column and adapted to encircle a bottle, and means for holding the column against downward movement relative to the brackets.

69 In testimony whereof I have signed my Vname to this specification.

SMITH SMITH. 

